Hawkins To Outline How New York Should End Income Inequality

Hawkins To Outline How New York Should End Income Inequality

When: Saturday Nov. 3Time: 10 AMLocation: Rochester Public Farmers Market, main entranceWho: Howie Hawkins for Governor, Michael Sussman for Attorney GeneralWhy: Income Inequality in New York

Hawkins To Outline How New York Should End Income Inequality

Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for Governor, will hold a news conference on Saturday November 3 at the Rochester Public Market, 280 Union St N, to outline his plan to end income inequality in New York. The news conference will be at 10 AM at the main entrance to the market.

Hawkins will be at the market during the morning (starting at 8 AM) along with Michael Sussman, the Green Party candidate for Attorney General.

The share of income going to the top 1% of the state has grown from 12% in 1980 to 33% in 2015. New York has the highest income inequality of any state in the nation.

A new study out this week found that about two-thirds of the jobs in New York’s metropolitan regions don’t pay enough to support what is commonly considered a middle-class lifestyle.